Jamaica Labor Party

The Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) is a conservative political party in Jamaica, founded on 8 July 1943 by labor movement leader Alexander Bustamante (a former member of the rival socialist People's National Party). The JLP won the 1944 general elections and controlled the government from 1944 to 1955, from 1962 to 1972, from 1980 to 1989, from 2007 to 2011, and after 2016. The JLP promoted a market-driven economy and personal responsibility, as well as black nationalism and labor union rights.